Temple of the Night Hawk

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One of the most interesting indoor roller coasters in the world can be found at Phantasialand in Germany and it is not because of some great effect or element. What makes this coaster so special is the amount of themeing that has gone into the ride only to break down months after and then never repaired. The now; fully dark indoor roller coaster is now called Temple of the Nighthawk although it opened as Space Center. The ride was designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by the Vekoma company. The coaster was originally supposed to be designed and manufactured by Zierer with LIMs as the transfer elements, but the park decided to scrap the idea after the models were made and go with Vekoma. The ride opened in the park in 1988 and was named Space Center because of the theming of rockets and emulated asteroids. The coaster had thousands of little holes inside that let light in to resemble stars as the coaster took you throughout your journey. When the indoor area of Wuze Town was built in 2001, the coaster was redeveloped to have more of a jungle theme and they completely renamed the ride as well. There were now moving green lights and strobe lights inside the ride but in 2006, they stopped working and have never been repaired. The coaster trains that had lights on them broke in 2008 and have not been repaired either. The park added things like projection lazers and other lights in the late 2000s, but they quickly broke and have never worked again. Today the ride is completely dark.

Temple of the Nighthawk is the second longest indoor ride in the world and lasts over 4 minutes. The coaster has three chain lift hills throughout the course. The coaster has three operational trains and one that they use for parts. The coaster spans a track length of 3,851 feet and has a top speed of 29 mph. The capacity for this ride is also very good as it can withstand about 2000 riders per hour. During the ride the song "The Egg Travels" from Disney's Dinosaur is played by several speakers placed inside the hall to give the coaster more of an effect.